General Position Description:††The Intake Clinician is responsible for all aspects of the initial assessment of the member and their family. The initial assessments are completed for intake into appropriate services, including: gathering data for a comprehensive psychosocial assessment, making clinical diagnosis and completing the service plan. Intakes performed may be for both adults and children. The Intake Clinician may provide direct client services consisting of case management services to individuals and/or family members. This position may also be involved in crisis services as appropriate or necessary. The individual in this position must meet all established guidelines and requirements including the timelines for referrals and written documents. The individual also must successfully complete all required training identified by the RBHA and EBF and meet the credentialing and privileging requirements as identified by AHCCCS.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (With or Without Accommodations):

In an office, home and/or community based setting as appropriate the Intake Clinician:

Receive DCS referrals and make contact with childrenís placement within 24 hours.

Other Essential Duties and Responsibilities (With or Without Accommodations):

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (With or Without Accommodations):

Excellent verbal skills.

Excellent clinical skills.

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

Detail-oriented with well-developed problem-solving abilities.

Strong written and communication skills.

Strong organization, time management and project management in addition to multitasking skills.

Skill in using business software and electronic health records systems.

Flexibility and ability to respond to changing priorities.

Capable of managing stress in a fast-paced, unpredictable, and high intensity setting.

Must be reliable, punctual and flexible.

Ability to communicate in a culturally inclusive manner and being open to cultural differences as they relate to staff, members, outside agencies and treatment teams.

Displays cultural sensitivity and demonstrates the ability to form constructive and collaborative working relationships with others from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Minimum Educational Requirements:

Intake Clinician I:†Has a bachelor's degree in a field related to behavioral health; or has a bachelor's degree and at least one year of full-time behavioral health work experience; or has an associate degree and at least two years of full-time behavioral health work experience; or has a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and 18 credit hours of post-high school education in a field related to behavioral health completed no more than four years before the date the individual begins providing behavioral health services and two years of full-time behavioral health work experience, or four years of full-time behavioral health work experience.

Intake Clinician II:†Has a masterís degree in a field related to behavioral health.